Reuters: Iran has put multi-billion dollar plans to create a liquefied natural gas industry on hold, the government has said, as new sanctions against Tehran’s nuclear programme start to bite in crucial economic areas.
Iran puts LNG ambitions on hold amid sanctions
Iran says it won’t give up nuke program despite US
AP: An Iranian official says Americans “must be dreaming” if they think they can intimidate Tehran into giving up its nuclear program.
Iran’s Islamic Azad University opens branch in Afghan capital
Bloomberg: Iran’s Islamic Azad University, which has more than 400 locations, has opened a branch in the Afghan capital, Kabul.
Ahmadinejad under fire from Iran judiciary chief
AFP: Iran’s judiciary chief Ayatollah Sadeq Larijani has hit out at President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for criticising a court verdict against the former head of state news agency IRNA, media reports said Monday.
U.S. and EU fail to isolate Iran
Los Angeles Times: Efforts by the United States and its European allies to build a united front to halt Iran’s nuclear program are facing increasingly bold resistance from China, Russia, India and Turkey, which are rushing to boost their economies by seizing investment opportunities in defiance of sanctions imposed by the West.
Embassy Row: EUROPEAN ALERT
Washington Times: European lawmakers are warning President Obamathat his failure to remove an exiled Iranian opposition group from the U.S. terrorist blacklist gives the brutal Iranian regime an excuse to execute domestic dissidents and pursue nuclear weapons.
Lawyer of woman facing stoning in Iran flees to Norway
AFP: The lawyer for a woman sentenced to death by stoning in Iran for adultery has fled to Norway where he is considering seeking asylum, he said in Oslo Sunday.
Iran plans to transit gas through Iraq – official
Reuters: Iran has been authorised to export natural gas to political ally Syria and the Mediterranean area, transiting its neighbour Iraq, a senior Iranian oil ministry official said on Sunday.
Ahmadinejad to visit Lebanon after Ramadan: FM
AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit Lebanon after the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, a top official said Sunday, as Tehran pledged its support to Beirut and Damascus in face of any “aggression” from Israel.
Anti-government protest erupts in Tehran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Aug. 08 – From the Grapevine… An anti-government protest erupted Saturday in Tehran’s Hor Square, with protestors chanting “Allah-o Akbar (God is the Greatest)” and “death to [Supreme Leader Ali] Khamenei”.
